Ankle injury for Lampard

England have a late injury worry ahead of Saturday's World Cup quarter-final against Portugal in Gelsenkirchen with midfielder Frank Lampard, pictured, needing treatment for an ankle knock.

England have a late injury worry ahead of Saturday's World Cup quarter-final against Portugal in Gelsenkirchen with midfielder Frank Lampard needing treatment for an ankle knock.

The 28-year-old Chelsea player suffered the injury in training and was undergoing treatment to make sure he is available for the match in Gelsenkirchen.

The team is set to arrive in the western German industrial town later in the day and Lampard was expected to take part in a training session at the stadium.

Lampard has struggled for form during the tournament but coach Sven-Goran Eriksson regards him as a key member of the England line-up especially for his goal-scoring abilities.

Voted second best player in the world this year behind Ronaldinho, Lampard has vowed to rediscover his touch in front of goal.

"The goals are just not going in for me, chances which I would normally eat up," he said after the Ecuador game during which he missed a sitter after being set up by Wayne Rooney.

"Unfortunately it's the World Cup and I've now gone four games without a goal although they're going in during training.

"That's not unusual for a midfield player but with the standards I have set I expect to score."